Death

Texts in the library

A Homily to be Read in the Time of PestilenceJohn Hooper · Anglican
approx. 35 min read
Homily
A Treatise on the Soul (De Anima)Tertullian · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 240 min read
Treatise
Apostolic ConstitutionsUnknown (Early Church) · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 8 books
Apostolic Constitutions, Book V
Christian MoralsSir Thomas Browne · Anglican
2 of 3 books
Christian Morals, Part II ·Christian Morals, Part III
Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica)Eusebius of Caesarea · Patristic
1 of 10 books
Church History, Book VIII
DemonstrationsAphrahat · Patristic
3 of 8 books
Demonstration 21 (Of Persecution) ·Demonstration 22 (Of Death and the Latter Times) ·Demonstration 8 (Of the Resurrection of the Dead)
Hydriotaphia, Urn BurialSir Thomas Browne · Anglican
5 of 5 books
Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter I ·Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter II ·Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter III ·Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter IV ·Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial: Chapter V
Letters of Lady Jane GreyLady Jane Grey · Anglican
4 of 10 books
Letter to Lady Katherine Grey ·Letter to the Duke of Suffolk ·Note to Her Father, Memorial for Sir John Brydges, and Tower Inscriptions ·Scaffold Speech
Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors DiedLactantius · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 95 min read
Treatise
On the Resurrection of the Flesh (De Resurrectione Carnis)Tertullian · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 220 min read
Treatise
The Apology of Al Kindy in Reply to the Letter of Abdallah the HâshimiteAl Kindy · Oriental Orthodox
approx. 140 min read
Apology
The City of God (De Civitate Dei)Augustine of Hippo · Patristic
4 of 22 books
The City of God, Book I ·The City of God, Book III ·The City of God, Book XIII ·The City of God, Book XXI
The Conferences (and Institutes)John Cassian · Patristic
1 of 22 books
Conference 6: On the Slaughter of Some Holy Men
The Consolation of Philosophy (Alfred's Old English Version)Boethius · Patristic
1 of 2 books
The Lays of Boethius (Verse)
The Golden GroveJeremy Taylor · Anglican
1 of 9 books
Hymns Celebrating the Mysteries
The Gunpowder Plot SermonLancelot Andrewes · Anglican
approx. 40 min read
Sermon
The Martyrdom of IgnatiusIgnatius of Antioch · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 15 min read
Hagiography
The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and FelicityUnknown (Early Church) · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
approx. 30 min read
Hagiography
The Rule and Exercises of Holy DyingJeremy Taylor · Anglican
5 of 5 books
Chapter I: A General Preparation Towards a Holy and Blessed Death, by Way of Consideration ·Chapter II: A General Preparation Towards a Holy and Blessed Death, by Way of Exercise ·Chapter III: Of the State of Sickness, and the Temptations Incident to It, with Their Proper Remedies ·Chapter IV: Of the Practice of the Graces Proper to the State of Sickness ·Chapter V: Of the Visitation of the Sick
The Stromata (Books I–VII)Clement of Alexandria · Early Church (pre-Nicene)
1 of 7 books
The Stromata (Book IV)
Tractates on the Gospel of JohnAugustine of Hippo · Patristic
11 of 124 books
Tractate 112 (John 18:1-12) ·Tractate 113 (John 18:13-27) ·Tractate 114 (John 18:28-32) ·Tractate 115 (John 18:33-40) ·Tractate 116 (John 19:1-16) ·Tractate 117 (John 19:17-22) ·Tractate 118 (John 19:23-24) ·Tractate 119 (John 19:24-30) ·Tractate 120 (John 19:31-20:9) ·Tractate 49 (John 11:1-54) ·Tractate 50 (John 11:55-12)